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The second largest mobile-phone company Vodafone revealed today
that government agencies across the world are tapping calls
placed over its 400 million-person network, which spans Europe,
Africa, Asia and Australia.

The findings were released in the UK-headquartered company’s
first-ever " Law Enforcement Disclosure " report, which
stated that while 29 countries requested data that had been
transmitted over Vodafone networks, six nations gained access
without even having to ask. Requests ranged from wiretapping
to accessing call and browsing records, Bloomberg reports.

While Vodafone did not name the six nations who were able to
access its network without legal notices, it did note that
several countries -- including Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India,
Malta, Qatar, Romania, South Africa and Turkey -- forbid the
disclosure of the form and frequency of surveillance requests.

Of all the countries included in the report, Italy made the most
requests for data.

Vodafone and other communications companies have begun disclosing
such reports on the heels of the government leak by Edward
Snowden last year, which revealed the NSA’s far-reaching global
surveillance initiatives.